HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02768.x

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HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.

Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 1997

Dunand V A, Ng C M, Wade J A, Bwayo J, Plummer F A, MacDonald K S

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The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are amongst the most polymorphic loci known in the human population. The population genetics of the MHC encoded HLA loci of sub-Saharan Africa are of major interest because of their particular genetic diversity. Here we report on the HLA-DR...

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Alleles
Genetic Variation
HLA-DR Antigens
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Humans
Kenya

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